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A. Trevor Sutton: One-on-one accountability groups may be a solution to pastoral woes
When a Michigan pastor realized that his accountability group was too big, he came up with a new solution -- pairs.
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Ridgeway Addison: What's the role of a theologian in a nursing school?
Theological education is invaluable to those who suffer and care for the suffering, says a professor of theology who teaches nursing students.
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Mike Cope: Contemplation, relationships, emotional maturity and self-care are key to pastoral thriving
Theological training doesn’t offer ministers everything they need to flourish. Pastoral peer groups that develop additional competencies can fill the gap, writes a minister who is director of ministry outreach at Pepperdine University.
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Kate Rae Davis: Resilience and pastoral leadership
To acquire the resilience necessary to thrive in a rapidly changing world, pastors need people, practices and purpose, says the director of the Resilient Leaders Project.
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Alaina Kleinbeck: The dangers of workism, especially for pastors
Our culture prizes meaningful work, and a lot of it. What does that mean for pastors whose desks are actually altars?
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L. Roger Owens: Midlife as a time of discovery, not a problem to be solved
Instead of sinking into the feeling of being stuck, a seminary professor set a goal of taking 40 walks to mark his 40th birthday. He then wrote essays about the experience, reflecting on the burdens and the surprises of the middle stage of life.
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Excerpt: 'Threshold of Discovery: A Field Guide to Spirituality in Midlife'
In this essay from his new book, seminary professor L. Roger Owens reflects on the feeling of spiritual restlessness in midlife during an outing with his family.
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Mel Williams: Four prayers for abundant aliveness
Being saved means receiving Jesus’ gift of full aliveness, writes an activist and pastor emeritus, who shares his daily petitions for abundant life.
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L. Roger Owens: Discerning how to act after the Tree of Life attack
A seminary professor in Pittsburgh learns from Quaker wisdom how to respond to the recent synagogue shooting.
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Chanequa Walker-Barnes: The purpose of rest is to enable us to work more, right?
Deeply and faithfully loving and caring for oneself is enough -- it’s not just a pause between activities, writes a seminary professor and psychologist.